Is this a silly idea? Washing line in conservatory

goodwithsaving

Thank you everyone. I shall make my purchase. I always have windows open as I don't like stagnant air, so ventilation and mould won't be a problem. I'm glad it wasn't a bonkers thought to put up a wall-attached washing line in the conservatory!

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kdotdotdotdot said:

Considering how many people dry their clothes inside the house, I think this is a great idea, and don't panic about the many comments about condensation.  You can always open a window, and it's not going to cause any more condensation or damp than it would if you dried your sheets indoors.

I think it's an extremely valid point and not panicked - the water from those clothes will get transferred to any and all soft furnishings in there and spores will form - actually, not just the soft furnishings, any surface could develop them.

Bendy_House

If GWS doesn't heat that room, and ventilates it literally as much as they can whilst the clothes are in there, they should have no condensation issues at all. Once the clothes are brought 'indoors' for final 'airing', perhaps on/in front of radiators (if on), then the con' should be kept ventilated, tho' doors could be shut, and windows put to 'vent'.

It will be like drying the clothes in a covered outdoor space. And as dry as that. Which is dry.

Cond on the inside windows 'might' form on - I'm thinking - cold-sunny-NON-windy days - so the internal temp builds (so increasing clothes evaporation), with the outside temp still low (so providing very condensable surfaces), but with little draught to remove the moist air. But I think this - if it even happens - would be minor, and would soon clear.

In essence, if you thoroughly ventilate ANY room, regardless of its temp, it will be dry.

kdotdotdotdot

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kdotdotdotdot said:

Considering how many people dry their clothes inside the house, I think this is a great idea, and don't panic about the many comments about condensation.  You can always open a window, and it's not going to cause any more condensation or damp than it would if you dried your sheets indoors.

I think it's an extremely valid point and not panicked - the water from those clothes will get transferred to any and all soft furnishings in there and spores will form - actually, not just the soft furnishings, any surface could develop them.

Yes, but that would happen when drying clothes inside anywhere, and not a specific concern unique to using the conservatory, which is why I said for the OP not to panic when reading the many comments that mentioned it.